KUMPULA, Vera Elma (née Marchbank) – Obituary – Barrie

Vera handed away peacefully at dwelling in her 92nd 12 months to be together with her Saviour on February 18, 2022, whereas surrounded with love. Vera was born and raised in Prince Edward Island the place she met and married an enthralling Finn named Lauri (Larry) Viljo Kumpula in 1945. Vera, a hairdresser and Larry, a flight engineer within the army, left the Island and had three kids, Gloria (predeceased), Allan (predeceased) and Brenda. That they had a robust and loving relationship till 1983 when Larry went to be with the Lord whereas in Vera’s arms. Later in life, Vera taught Sunday faculty and labored for the Purple Cross for twenty years caring for a lot of sufferers who benefitted from her kindness, Christian love and intelligence. Vera’s dad and mom have been J. Webster Marchbank and Elma Prescilla Marchbank (Sellick). Webster and Elma had 5 kids, Keir, Melvin, Doris, Wilda and the youngest Vera. Vera and Larry have 4 grandchildren; Karen Kumpula, Cassie Kumpula, Joanna Kumpula, Jay Kumpula and plenty of, many nieces and nephews whom she dearly cherished. Though Vera left Prince Edward Island to expertise the various adventures of army life together with her husband, part of the island all the time remained inside her coronary heart. A graveside committal shall be held at Grenfel Cemetery (1980 Sunnidale Highway, Grenfel) on Saturday, Might 28, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. A funeral service will observe on the Barrie Free Methodist Church (284 Cundles Highway East, Barrie) at 2:00 p.m. Vera’s household would really like you to contemplate putting donations to World Imaginative and prescient Canada, Vera’s favorite charity via BASIC FUNERALS & CREMATION CHOICES – JENNETT MEMORIAL CENTRE, 152 Bradford Avenue, Barrie. Phrases of consolation could also be forwarded to the household by visiting barrie.basicfunerals.ca